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the limbs become well-knit, the muscles after six months' tramping are 

 as hard as a board, the countenance bronzed as was Adam's, and no 

 dyspepsia. 



" In remaining at any spot, it is to work. The sweat of the brow 

 is no longer a curse when one works for God ; it is converted into a 

 blessing. It is a tonic to the system. The charms of repose cannot 

 be known without the excitement of exertion. Most travellers seem 

 taken up with the difficulties of the way, the pleasures of roaming free 

 in the most picturesque localities seem forgotten." 



Towards the end of May a breeze at last springs up ; 

 many flying-fish come on board, and Livingstone is as 

 usual intent on observation. He observes them fly with 

 great ease a hundred yards, the dolphin pursuing them 

 swiftly, but not so swiftly as they can fly. He notices 

 that the dolphin's bright colours afford a warning to his 

 enemies, and give them a chance of escape. Incessant 

 activity is a law in obtaining food. If the prey could be 

 caught with ease, and no warning were given, the 

 balance would be tinned against the feebler animals, and 

 carnivora alone would prevail. The cat shows her 

 shortened tail, and the rattlesnake shakes his tail, to 

 give warning to the prey. The flying-fish has large eyes 

 in proportion to other fish, yet leaps on board very often 

 at night, and kills himself by the concussion. 



Livingstone is in great perplexity what to do. At 

 the rate at which his ship is going it would take him 

 fifteen days to reach Bombay, being one day before the 

 breaking of the monsoon, which would be running it too 

 close to danger. He thinks of going to Aden, but that 

 would require him. to go first to Maculla for water and 

 provisions. When he tries Aden the wind is against him ; 

 so he turns the ship's head to Bombay, though he has 

 water enough for but ten or twelve days on short allow- 

 ance. " May the Almighty be gracious to us all, and 

 help us ! " 



His Journal is a curious combination of nautical ob- 

 servations and reflections on Africa and his work. We 



